Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Sprengelia distichophylla (Rodway) W.M.Curtis |
Bibliography | Stud. Fl. Tasman. [W.M.Curtis & D.I.Morris] 2: 464 (1963) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves amplexicaule, very small, flowers campanulate, ca. 5mm across, solitary, terminal |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Synonyms | Sprengelia incarnata var. distichophylla Rodway |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |